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Delegation From Suriname Visit Jamaica On Knowledge Sharing Mission
An eight member delegation from the Republic of Suriname located in South America visited Jamaica on a study tour from March 10-13 to learn about Jamaica’s experiences in combatting gender-based... Read more
International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM
NEWS 05 February 2014 International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM Statement of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 0 0 0 Millions of... Read more
Programmes for young mothers overcome challenges to find some success in the Caribbean
Dr. Zoe Simpson - Acting Executive Director Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation speaking at theMulti-Stakeholder High Level Consultation on the Reduction of Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean... Read more
A struggle for young Caribbean mothers
Tiffiney Tyrrell had her first baby at 15 and her second at 17. The pregnancies disrupted her education and made it difficult to keep a job. Her mother was unsupportive and offered Tiffiney little... Read more
High Level Delegation Meet to Tackle Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(December 9, 2013) Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is calling for urgent action involving key stakeholders of the Caribbean to lower the... Read more
International Day of the Girl Child 2013
Statement by the UNFPA Executive Director on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October 2013 More girls are in school today than ever before. However, too many girls,... Read more
Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers
KINGSTON, Jamaica — "Becoming pregnant at such a young age was a terrifying experience. I did not know what to do when I found out," said 17-year-old Joelle as she recounted the emotional turmoil of... Read more
Population Conference Adopts Montevideo Consensus of Wide-Ranging Priority Actions on Reproductive Health, Gender Equality, Young People
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The First Session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean concluded today, with the adoption of the Montevideo Consensus, a... Read more
Road Map for Population, Migration and Development beyond 2014 Adopted by Caribbean Governments in Guyana
Government representatives and officials attending the Sixteenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin... Read more
World Population DWorld Population Day 2013, Puts the Spotlight on Adolescent Pregnancyay 2013, Puts the Spotlight on Adolescent Pregnancy
According to the 2008 Reproductive Health Survey there has been a 9% decline in the adolescent fertility rate from 79 births per 1, 000 in 2002 to 72 births per 1000 in 2008 in the 15-19 age group,... Read more